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| Targeted schools 'not half empty' | Targeted schools 'not half empty' |
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| Pupil numbers for more than a third of schools in Edinburgh earmarked for closure meet or exceed the occupancy threshold set by a public watchdog. | Pupil numbers for more than a third of schools in Edinburgh earmarked for closure meet or exceed the occupancy threshold set by a public watchdog. |
| Audit Scotland, which checks whether local authorities are making good use of public funds, advises that schools should have at least 60% capacity. | Audit Scotland, which checks whether local authorities are making good use of public funds, advises that schools should have at least 60% capacity. |
| Following a review last month, Edinburgh City Council said it planned to close 16 schools across the area. | Following a review last month, Edinburgh City Council said it planned to close 16 schools across the area. |
| Figures show that six of the threatened schools have higher occupancy rates. | Figures show that six of the threatened schools have higher occupancy rates. |
| The local authority plans to close 13 primaries and three secondaries. | The local authority plans to close 13 primaries and three secondaries. |
| Six nursery schools and four community centres are also to be shut. | Six nursery schools and four community centres are also to be shut. |
| Operating costs | Operating costs |
| Council leaders cited falling rolls and the high cost of running "half empty deteriorating buildings" as key reasons for the decision. | Council leaders cited falling rolls and the high cost of running "half empty deteriorating buildings" as key reasons for the decision. |
| According to figures released by the local authority, primary schools such as Abbeyhill are currently sitting at 91% capacity, with St Cuthbert's on 82%, Dalmeny on 84%, Stockbridge on 89% and St Catherine's at 72%. | According to figures released by the local authority, primary schools such as Abbeyhill are currently sitting at 91% capacity, with St Cuthbert's on 82%, Dalmeny on 84%, Stockbridge on 89% and St Catherine's at 72%. |
| Drummond High School is at 79% capacity. | Drummond High School is at 79% capacity. |
| The figures go well beyond the 60% threshold set by Audit Scotland. | The figures go well beyond the 60% threshold set by Audit Scotland. |
| Council leaders want to sell or redeploy the buildings across the city to cut the high operating costs of running schools. | Council leaders want to sell or redeploy the buildings across the city to cut the high operating costs of running schools. |
| Officials have said that empty registers are not the only reason for the closure plan with issues such as those whose pupils do not live in the school's catchment area. | |
| Campaigners insist the thinking is fundamentally flawed. | Campaigners insist the thinking is fundamentally flawed. |